Dim sum and bus rides

Last night, after the wonderful Ballet afternoon, I went to a dim sum dinner with my girl friends :)
It was a lovely, quick night out :)

Okay, I have mixed feeling going into this dinner.
1. Dim sum is notorious for costing a lot :p A student mindset and pocket :p
2. I'd just realized that I'm not in Indonesia where "chicken" were a staple option. We were going to a legit dim sum place, where they'd offer mostly... pork. And I was freaking out. Pork is not my favorite protein. I tend to avoid pork, hard.

But my friends love them. So I learned to stay quiet and enjoy what I can. :)
See, it wasn't so bad. The crisp pao was divine, it was just the filling that make me squint. The sticky rice reminded me of home :) And fortunately, there were some tofu and shrimp dim sums :) So it was quite an enjoyable night after all! The weather was cold but still warm enough to bring me home.

And I ended the night with a 2-hour video call with my family ^^
Oh I hadn't done it in so long, with studying, sleep overs, papers to write. It felt really good.
I'm dying to meet them in person.
A few days to go :)

It did make me emotional though. I found it hard to sleep last night. I switched back and forth from pinterest, youtube, instagram, facebook. It's at these times I'm very thankful for technologies and social media. They make people you haven't met in a while seem closer and tangible. And no matter what happened in the past, whether you were best friends, just friends, strangers, acquaintance, you can connect.


This morning I woke up really pleased with my sleep :p
After breakfast, I caught the bus to Northcote, to this organic grocery store. It was nerve-wrecking, as most of the bus stops didn't specify the name of the stop! x_x I was scared I might got lost. But fortunately with some alertness and good eyes, I arrived safely :D In fact, I think it was good that I had to watch out and count the number of bus stops :) I got to see the town! Which was beautiful. I always love a trip outside of the busy CBD to the suburbs. I love Melbourne suburbs!

The cafe culture had also caught Northcote. There were at least 3 cafes/bake houses in the same street. Tempting, tempting!

But after the quick getaway, I went back to the city. It was a drastic transition, but the tram eased me to it.
And I was blessed with a sunny morning to do this :)


It is now 2 pm and it was as dark as 4:30 pm winter time. And it's raining.
Fortunately I'm now surrounded by some new friends which makes Melbourne winter feel warmer :)


7 days to home, but I'm learning to enjoy the present :)

CHEERS!
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